Upgrade - Merciless Merchant
Last updated 2026-03-02
Upgrade - Merciless Merchant is a Trust Commission for Nicole Demara in Sixth Street.
Steps
- Find Nicole
Dialogue
- (Idle text)
- Nicole: Hmm, this should be able to fetch a good price~
The following is recorded in the Partner Archive
Unscrupulous MerchantStory Description: Not surprisingly, Nicole was deceived by another dishonest merchant. Huh, another...?
- Nicole: What a coincidence. I was just looking for you!
- Nicole: Check it out! I just won this artwork in an auction~ Whaddaya think, you interested in it?
- Nicole: Seeing as we're close, you can have it for the rock-bottom price of 8,888 Dennies!
That only costs 88 Dennies next door.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (To be honest, uhh... I saw that for 88 Dennies at the convenience store.To be honest, uhh... I saw that for 88 Dennies at the convenience store. /
Really? But that costs 88 Dennies at the convenience store.Really? But that costs 88 Dennies at the convenience store.) - Nicole: No way. I bought it for 888 Dennies! The one at the convenience store is definitely fake!
- Nicole: Hang on. What's with the pity-face?
- Nicole: You don't think I've been tricked, do you?
- Highly likely.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (Highly likely. I'd double-check if I were you.Highly likely. I'd double-check if I were you. /
That's very likely! I'd double-check if I were you.That's very likely! I'd double-check if I were you.) - Nicole: No way! I'm no schmuck! Of course I can tell how much it's worth—
- Nicole: Uhhh, but on closer inspection... I think something really is off about it. The finish is too rough...
- Nicole: Argh! That damn merchant, I'm gonna make him pay!
- Nicole: Thanks for the tip. I owe you one! I promise I'll make it up to you!
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (To be honest, uhh... I saw that for 88 Dennies at the convenience store.To be honest, uhh... I saw that for 88 Dennies at the convenience store. /
- Sounds kind of expensive to me...
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (That sounds a little expensive to me...That sounds a little expensive to me... /
That's way too expensive!That's way too expensive!) - Nicole: What do you mean by expensive? I'm doing you a favor with this discount.
- Nicole: Look at the exquisite workmanship— Sure, it's a little rough around the edges... The colors are perfect. Uhhh, it's deliberately retro, I guess...
- Nicole: The more I look at it, the more I feel like I've seen it before. I think I've seen the exact same one in the convenience store...
- Did you get hustled?
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (Is there a possibility that... you got hustled?Is there a possibility that... you got hustled? /
By any chance... is it possible you got tricked?By any chance... is it possible you got tricked?) - Nicole: Never! How could someone as smart as I, Nicole, get hustled!
- Nicole: ...
- Nicole: Argh. I'm going back to that damned merchant to make them pay — no, to seek justice!
- Nicole: Come to think of it, this is an opportunity... Maybe I can squeeze something out of that wretch instead!
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (That sounds a little expensive to me...That sounds a little expensive to me... /
- Nicole: Anyway, thank you for today. Feel free to contact me directly if you need anything in the future!
Trust Rank Upgrade to Friendly with Nicole Demara
- (Idle text)
- Nicole: I can't believe I was hoodwinked...
- (Talk to Nicole again, optional)
- Nicole: Thanks. If you hadn't been around, I'd have almost fallen for it.
Other Languages
| Language | Official Name |
|---|---|
| English | Upgrade - Merciless Merchant |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 升阶-无良商贩 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 升階-無良商販 |
| Japanese | ランクアップ-悪徳商人 |
| Korean | 승급-양심 없는 장사꾼 Seunggeub-yangsim Eomneun Jangsakkun |
| Spanish | Mejora - Un trato despiadado |
| French | Amélioration : Marchand sans pitié |
| Russian | Улучшение — Недобросовестный торговый партнёр Uluchsheniye — Nedobrosovestnyy torgovyy partnyor |
| Thai | ยกระดับ - พ่อค้าเฮงซวย |
| Vietnamese | Tăng Cấp - Thương Nhân Bất Lương |
| German | Hochstufen – Unbarmherzige Händlerin |
| Indonesian | Misi Peningkatan - Pedagang Tak Bermoral |
| Portuguese | Aprimoramento: Comerciante Impiedoso |
Change History
Released in Version 1.0 - Welcome To New Eridu